MATERI CHAPTER 1

GREETING and LEAVE TAKING

1. Greeting (Ungkapan Salam)

Ungkapan sapaan/salam dibagi menjadi 2 yaitu Formal dan Informal Greeting. Formal greeting
biasanya digunakan pada situasi resmi formal atau belum familiar sedangkan Informal Greeting
digunakan pada situasi santai, biasanya sudah familiar atau kenal dengan lawan bicara dan tidak
resmi.

Formal Greetings Responses Meaning

- Good morning - Good morning - Selamat pagi

- Good day/noon - Good day/noon - Selamat Siang (jam12)
- Good afternoon - Good afternoon - Selamat Siang (di atas jam 12
siang)
- Good evening - Good evening - Selamat petang/sore/malam

Informal Greetings Responses Meaning

- Hi - Hi - Hai
- Hello - Hello - Halo
- How are you? - I’m fine - Bagaimana kabarnya?Baik-baik
saja
- How is life? - Not bad, thanks - Bagaimana kabarnya?baik saja,
terima kasih
- How do you do? - How do you do? - Apa Kabar

- How is everything - Pretty well. - Bagaimana kabarnya denganmu?

with you? Thanks Baik-baik saja, terima kasih

- How are you doing - I am very well - Bagaimana kabarmu?

thanks Saya baik-baik saja terima kasih

- Nice to meet you - Nice to meet you, - Senang berjumpa

too denganmu/senang berjumpa
denganmu juga

Setelah menyapa/memberi salam biasanya diikuti pertanyaan menanyakan kabar/kondisi

(ASKING CONDITION)
“How are you?” adalah ucapan yang formal dan sopan serta sering digunakan. Untuk
menanyakan kabar tidak hanya “How are you?”. Ada kalimat lainnya yang maknanya sama saja
dengan “How are you?”. Berikut ini adalah macam-macam kalimat untuk menanyakan kabar.

ASKING CONDITION RESPONSES (+) RESPONSES (-)

 How are you?
 How are you doing?
 How is it going?
 How have you been?
 How are things going?
 How’s everything?
 How’s life?
 I’m .....(fine, thanks)
 Very well, thank you
 Fine, thanks
 Just fine
 Not too bad, thanks
 Pretty well
 I'm not well.= (kondisi)
Aku kurang baik.
 I'm sick.= Saya sedang
sakit.
 I'm getting cold.= Saya
kena demam.
 I'm sad.= Saya sedang
sedih.
 I'm not happy.= Aku lagi
ngga senang.
 Setelah merespons pertanyaan tentang kondisi, jangan lupa untuk balik bertanya kondisi teman
bicara kita dengan ungkapan misalnya :
 And how are you?
 How about you?
 And you?

2. Leave taking/partings

Sama halnya dengan Greeting di atas, Ungkapan Pamitan/perpisahan juga terdiri dari Formal dan
informal.

Formal Partings Responses Meaning

- Good night - Good night - Selamat malam/tidur

- Nice to see you
- It’s nice to meet you
- Good bye
- Nice to see you, too
- Nice to meet you, too
- Good bye
- Senang berjumpa
denganmu
- Senang berjumpa
denganmu
- Selamat tinggal

Informal Partings Responses Meaning

- Bye - Bye - Selamat tinggal

- Bye-bye - Bye-bye - Selamat tinggal
- See you later - See you - Sampai jumpa lagi
- See you tomorrow - See you - Sampai ketemu lagi
besok
- Good luck - Thank you - Semoga berhasil
Terima kasih
- Take care - You too - Hati-hati di jalan
Kamu juga

Catatan :

1. Good morning digunakan dari jam 00.00 s/d 12.00 (Jam 00 dini hari sampai dengan 12 siang)
2. Good day/noon diucapkan jam 12.00
3. Good afternoon digunakan dari setelah jam 12.00 s/d 18.00
4. Good Evening dipakai dari jam 18.00 s/d 24.00(00.00)
5. Good night digunakan untuk mengucapkan selamat berpisah pada malam hari/selamat tidur.
6. P.m. (post merediem) = dari jam 12.00 siang s/d 24.00 malam
7. A.m (Ante merediem) = dari jam 24.00/00.00 s/d 12.00 siang
8. Di Indonesia menggunakan jam sistem 24 jam sedangkan di Inggris/Amerika menggunakan
sistem 12 jam dengan menggunakan a.m dan p.m untuk membedakan malam dan siang.

Contoh Dialog Greeting and leave taking :

Dialog 1
Teacher : “Good morning students”
Students : “Good morning sir”
Teacher : “How are you today?”
Students : “We are fine. Tahnk you. And you?” (I’m fine, thanks)
Teacher : “Fine, too. Thank you.
 Dialog 2
Atika : “Hi, Umi.”
Umi : “Hello Tika.”
Atika : “How are you doing?”
Umi : “I’m very well. Thank you. By the way, Where are you going Tika?”
Atika : “I’m going to the Swimming pool. Will you join me Umi?”
Umi : “Oh, Sorry I must help my mom in the market.”
Atika : “It’s Okay Umi. See you next time Umi.”
Umi : “See you. Have a nice day.”

3. Thanking
Thanking, to thank artinya berterima kasih atau mengucapkan terima kasih kepada orang lain
yang telah membantu atau menolong kita.
Berikut ini adalah ungkapan/ekspresi dan jawaban/respon yang biasa digunakan untuk
mengungkapkan terima kasih kepada orang lain:

Expressing gratitude/Thanking Responding to thanking

- Thank you - You are welcome
- Thank you so much - You’re welcome
- Thank you very much - Don’t mention it
- Thanks a lot - No problem
- Thanks - All right
- Many thanks - Never mind
- Thanks for helping me
- Thanks for your help

4. Apologizing
Apologizing, to apologize artinya meminta maaf atas kesalahan/kekhilafan kepada orang lain.
Dengan kata lain, meminta maaf dapat berarti menyesali atas perbuatan yang telah dilakukan.
Berikut adalah ungkapan/ekspresi dan tanggapan atau menerima maaf yang umumnya digunakan
untuk meminta maaf kepada orang lain:

Making apology (Meminta maaf) Accepting apology (Menerima maaf)

- Sorry - That’s all right
- I’m sorry - That’s okay
- I’m so sorry - It’s all right
- I’m really sorry - It’s okay
- Sorry it was my fault - It’s fine
- Forgive me - Forget it
- I do apologize - Never mind
- I apologize - Don’t apologize
- Pardon me - It doesn’t matter
- Please accept my apology - Don’t worry about it.
- Sorry for my mistakes.

Contoh Dialog Thanking

a. Shidqi : Laila, May I borrow your dictionary?
 Laila : Of course, Shidqi. Here you are.
Shidqi : Thank you.
Laila : You are welcome.

b. Ana : What are you doing, Ali?

Ali : I’m finishing my homework, An.
Ana : Can I help you?
Ali : Oh, Thank you very much.
Ana : Don’ t mention it.

Contoh Dialog Apologizing

a. Ahmad : Imam, can you lend me your calculator?
Imam : I’m sorry, Ahmad. I’m still using it.
Ahmad : That’s okay. I’ll borrow another.

b. Sofyan : Sorry, sir. I’m late.

Mr. Sulton : It’s all right. Why are you late, Sofyan?
Sofyan : I got up at seven in the morning, sir. I watched TV until eleven at night.
Mr. Sulton : You must sleep early. Please don’t do that anymore.
Sofyan : All right, sir.

Exercises :
Compose a short dialogue consisting GREETING, ASKING CONDITION, THANKING,
APOLOGISING AND LEAVE TAKING based on this situation :
(Karanglah dialog yang memuat SALAM, TANYA KABAR, BERTERIMA KASIH,
MEMINTA MAAF dan BERPAMITAN berdasarkan situasi berikut ini :
Ani meets Susi at 8 a.m. at school. Ani thanks Susi because Susi has invited Ani to her
birthday party. But Ani could not come to the party because her mother is sick. Susi
responds it by showing sympathy. They must leave because the lesson will start soon.

This clue words may help you.... (Kata-kata kunci ini mungkin dapat membantu kalian)

Ani : Good morning, Susi. How are you?

Susi : Good morning, Ani. I’m fine, and you?
Ani : I’m fine, too. Susi, thank you for inviting me at your birthday party.
Susi : That’s all right
Ani : But, I’m sorry, I could not come to the party because my mother is sick.
Susi : It’s okey. I’m sad to hear that. May your mother get well soon.
Ani : Thank you, Susi.
Susi : Ani, the bell rings. The lesson will start soon.
Good bye. See you next time.
Ani : Good bye. See you, too.